Boss Shelley Kerr stressed Scotland would not “park the bus” against top teams after they suffered their second defeat in Group D at the Women’s World Cup. It was put to Kerr afterwards that there had been some questioning of her tactics, and she was asked if, in hindsight, there was anything she would have done differently. Shelley Kerr knows her side have been the underdogs (Richard Sellers/PA)Kerr said: “I think there won’t be many teams ranked 20th who play against a team ranked seventh and previously, in England, third that run them so close. Captain Rachel Corsie (left) needs to lift her players (Richard Sellers/PA)They went 1-0 down on Friday in the 23rd minute when Japan made the most of a mistake by Scotland captain Rachel Corsie, with Mana Iwabuchi firing in. “Now the Japan game is gone, we need to get three points against Argentina, which will be tough as well.”- Press Association

Source: Irish Examiner June 15, 2019 12:45 UTC